It's a choppy start to the day, with the majors giving up early gains to pressure the bulls as the week comes to a close.
Bitcoin Cash ABC gained 0.92% on Saturday, partially reversing Friday’s 4.3% slide, to end the day at $170.47.
A bearish start to the day saw Bitcoin Cash ABC fall to a mid-morning intraday low $165.07, before finding support from the broader market, Bitcoin Cash ABC steering clear of the major support levels on the day.
Tracking the broader market, a late morning rebound saw Bitcoin Cash ABC rise to a late afternoon intraday high $176.58 before easing back, Bitcoin Cash ABC falling well short of the first major resistance level at $184.09 on the day.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin Cash ABC was down 0.19% to $170.15, a bullish start to the morning seeing Bitcoin Cash ABC rise to a morning high $173.5 before pulling back to $170 levels, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.
For the day ahead, a move back through the morning high $173.5 would support a move through to $175 levels to bring Saturday’s high $176.58 and the day’s first major resistance level at $176.34 into play before any pullback, though a broad based crypto rally will be needed to support a breakout.
Failure to move back through to $173 levels could see Bitcoin Cash ABC give up $170 levels to bring Saturday’s $165.07 low into play, a pullback likely to bring the day’s first major support level at $164.83 into play before any recovery.
Litecoin gained 6.7% on Saturday, reversing Friday’s 5.55% slide, to end the day at $33.77.
Tracking the broader market, Litecoin slid to a mid-morning intraday low $31.02, holding well above the first major support level at $30.16, before support from the broader market kicked in.
A late morning rebound saw Litecoin break through the first major resistance level at $33.64 to a late afternoon intraday high $34.8 before easing back to $33 levels by the day’s end.
At the time of writing, Litecoin was up 0.47% to $33.93, with moves through the early hours seeing Litecoin rise to a morning high $34.6 before pulling back to a morning low $33.65, the day’s major support and resistance levels left untested early on.
For the day ahead, a move back thorough the morning high $34.6 would support another run at $35 levels to bring the first major resistance level at $35.37 into play before any pullback, $36 levels and the second major resistance level at $36.98 unlikely to be in play.
Failure to move back through to $34 levels could see Litecoin fall through $33.2 to bring $32 levels and the day’s first major support level at $31.59 into play before any recovery, more material losses not expected barring particularly negative news hitting the wires.
Ripple’s XRP gained 3.24% on Saturday, reversing most of Friday’s 4.8% slide, to end the day at $0.37701.
Bearish through the early hours, Ripple’s XRP fell to an early intraday low $0.3579, avoiding the first major support level at $0.3519 before making a late morning move.
A broad based market rally saw Ripple’s XRP move through to an intraday high $0.38305, coming up against the first major resistance level at $0.3825 before easing back to $0.37 levels.
At the time of writing, Ripple’s XRP was up 0.44% to $0.37865, with an early move to a morning high $0.38585 coming up short of the day’s first major resistance level at $0.3874 before pulling back to $0.37 levels, a start of a day morning low $0.37672 holding well above the first major support level at $0.3623.
For the day ahead, a hold above $0.3750 through the morning would support another break through to $0.38 levels to bring the day’s first major resistance level at $0.3874 into play, with momentum from the broader market needed to bring $0.39 levels into focus before any pullback.
Failure to hold above $0.3750 could see Ripple’s XRP slide to $0.36 levels to test the day’s first major support level at $0.3623 before any recovery, the day’s second major support level at $0.3475 unlikely to be in play later in the day.
With over 20 years of experience in the finance industry, Bob has been managing regional teams across Europe and Asia and focusing on analytics across both corporate and financial institutions. Currently he is covering developments relating to the financial markets, including currencies, commodities, alternative asset classes, and global equities.